ejp626 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 One of two authors I've always wanted to try but never seem to find, along with Effinger. I like Effinger a lot, especially his trilogy When Gravity Fails/A Fire in the Sun/The Exile Kiss. They've slowly been putting a lot of his short stories back in print in various collections, but they almost never show up used (and/or cheap), but they should be at larger libraries (or could be requested through ILL). Quote
fasstrack Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Nell Irvin Painter: The History of White People. Trying to unload my mind enough to let it in and what I read so far I like. If the book is half as good as that name, we got a winner, ladies and gents. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Arnaldur Indridason: Arctic Chill Read that myself a couple of weeks back. Unbelievably bleak! Really enjoyed this tale of a relationship with its stresses and strains over the 90s: Just started the fourth of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie novels: Think they are filming or TVising the first (Case Histories). Quote
medjuck Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Douglas Coupland's biography of Marshall McLuhan. I studied with McLuhan in the mid-'60s and stayed n touch with him for a few years after. This books really nails it. A lot of fun too. Quote
BillF Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Chandler's last novel and the only one I haven't read. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Strangely enough, the only one I own! Quote
jazzbo Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) Edited April 21, 2011 by jazzbo Quote
BillF Posted April 22, 2011 Report Posted April 22, 2011 Watching the Jackie Brown movie took me to this one. Quote
aparxa Posted April 26, 2011 Report Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) Anatole France, Les Dieux ont soif. Edited April 26, 2011 by aparxa Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 28, 2011 Report Posted April 28, 2011 Read about 1/3 of this about 5 years back and for some reason lost track - read straight through this time. Chilling. Finished the Kate Atkinson mentioned above which was as oddball as ever. Just starting: Quote
jazzbo Posted April 28, 2011 Report Posted April 28, 2011 The sequel to "An Evil Spirit from the West," which I really enjoyed. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 29, 2011 Report Posted April 29, 2011 Just finished Douglas Adam's Mostly Harmless. Due to life changes at the time, I'd stopped with So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, so this was new to me. Looks like I stopped at the right time... Quote
alankin Posted April 29, 2011 Report Posted April 29, 2011 Dan Morgenstern - Living with Jazz: A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer (Oxford) Quote
BruceH Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 Spent a lot of time traveling and sitting in hospital waiting rooms this week; read three books. Hope everything's okay. I started rereading Joe Haldeman's Worlds trilogy this week; I lost one of the books years ago and finally picked it up so I could do so. One of two authors I've always wanted to try but never seem to find, along with Effinger. Must admit, I never really "got" Lafferty. Maybe I should give him another chance. Quote
ghost of miles Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Posted May 3, 2011 ... a really fascinating memoir about working railroad yards in California and the Southwest, probably late 1970s/early 80s, as far as I can tell. Quote
Shawn Posted May 3, 2011 Report Posted May 3, 2011 treasure's abound in the Jazzbo library. I love the way this guy writes, so incredibly witty. He's quickly become a favorite. Quote
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